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Saturday, July 26, 2025

Deal of the Day - ShadowRim - A ShadowDark Setting



I've known Greg Christopher, the author and publisher of ShadowRim, for well over a decade. He, indirectly, was the driving force that brought me to the OSR. He is also one of the more prolific and skilled creatives that I know.

ShadowRim is today's Deal of the Day. Until tomorrow morning ShadowRim is $6 in PDF, which is 50% off its regular. What is ShadowRim? Essentially the setting for Skyrim with the serial numbers scraped off ;)

Enter the frozen northern province of an Empire in turmoil, inspired by the greatest CRPG of all time.

  • Create an enduring ShadowDark campaign as you traverse a massive map with over 200 keyed locations and 450 encounters.
  • Play as Catfolk, Dark Elf, High Elf, Imperial, Lizardfolk, Nord, Orc, or Wood Elf.
  • Choose one of the Nine Divine Signs to guide you; the Blade, Coin, Dragon, Eye, Falcon, Horn, Fist, Ring, or Skull.
  • Build alchemical knowledge through play using ingredients with up to 4 different interacting effects that change every time you play.
  • Enchant your own magic items using the captured souls of your enemies.
  • Fight classic monsters that you know and love, such as Dwarven automatons, tyrannical High Elven Dominionists, Sabretooths, Spriggans, and more.
  • Choose to support the Empire, one of two different rebel factions, or your own goals as the province slides towards Civil War.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Christmas in July Pick - Call of Cthulhu Starter Set



I have to say, the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set is one of the best bargains in RPGs. Normally 9.99 in PDF, for the Christmas in July Sale, you can snag a copy of the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set for 6.99.

I own the physical boxed set, and the value is amazing!

The Call of Cthulhu Starter Set contains books, dice, premade character sheets, maps, and enough content to keep a group busy for several roleplaying sessions.

Three softcover manuals broken into rules and scenarios to guide you in playing Call of Cthulhu. The physical boxed version also includes all the dice you need to play the game: a D4, D6, D8, D20, Percentile D10, and an extra D10 in a different color for use as a bonus/penalty die.

Learn to play in the best way possible—by playing! The special introduction “Alone Against The Flames”, a solo Call of Cthulhu scenario, teaches you the basic rules of the game and character creation as you find yourself in the rural New England town of Emberhead—but can you escape?

Three scenarios designed for 3, 4 and up to 5 players.

  • In Paper Chase, the search for a missing professor leads to a grizzly discovery.
  • Edge of Darkness sees a group of investigators fulfill the wish of a dying friend, and attempt to undo the mistakes of the past.
  • Finally, in Dead Man Stomp, Harlem and jazz music serve as a backdrop to the nefarious schemes of an alien god.

Player aids are an essential component to Call of Cthulhu gameplay. Each scenario has its own collection of maps, notes and player handouts. Each presented in full color, these play aids will enhance your gameplay, and help your players immerse themselves in each of the investigations.

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